document.write( "Question 1193890: Given the graph y = |x|, graph this equation, y = |x-1| -4 \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "To shift a graph right N units, we replace x by x-N in the equation.\r\n" );
document.write( "To shift a graph left N units, we replace x by x+N in the equation.\r\n" );
document.write( "To shift a graph up N units, we add +N to the entire rights side of \r\n" );
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document.write( "To shift a graph down N units, we subtract N from the entire right \r\n" );
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document.write( "We start with the graph of y = |x|  The red graph below:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then we shift it right 1 unit by replacing x by x-1\r\n" );
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document.write( "y = |x-1|    The green graph below:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then we shift it down 4 units by subtracting 4 from the whole right side.\r\n" );
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document.write( "y = |x-1|-4      The blue graph below:\r\n" );
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